Box Score

CLARION, Pa. – Senior guard Imani Brown continued her stellar offensive start to the season, and she received plenty of help from her teammates as well on Saturday.

Brown totaled 24 points and 10 rebounds for her fifth career double-double, while sophomore guard Jordan Hertz (17 points) and sophomore guard Sadie Cresswell (14 points) added career-high scoring performances to lift East Stroudsburg University to a 94-74 win at Clarion in the PSAC opener for both teams.

The Warriors (2-1, 1-0) scored their most points in a game since a 96-60 triumph over Cheyney on Dec. 19, 2015, and they hit 60 percent of their 3-point attempts (12-20) for the first time since 2012. ESU scored over 90 points against Clarion (2-2, 0-1) for the second time in as many years.

Brown becomes the first Warrior to score 20+ points in three-straight games since Jackie Yandrisevits accomplished the feat in four-straight back in 2009. She hit 9 of 15 shots from the field and 6 of 8 attempts from beyond the arc.

A 3-pointer by junior guard Ann McKnight capped a 12-2 run by ESU to begin the contest. The Golden Eagles pulled within four points at 21-17 with 37 seconds remaining in the opening quarter, but Cresswell's first 3-pointer began a 10-0 spurt for the visitors which put the lead back in double digits.

After the Warriors took a 47-36 advantage into the intermission, two big runs defined the third quarter. Clarion scored nine-straight to reduce its deficit to 54-47 with 6:14 remaining in the frame. ESU, though, responded shortly afterwards with a 13-0 stretch to put the game out of reach. The Warriors led by as many as 24 points in the fourth quarter.

Hertz had established a scoring career-high on Wednesday, as she netted 12 points in ESU's 70-53 win at Holy Family. She comfortably surpassed that total this afternoon, hitting 6 of 8 shots from the field while additionally contributing six rebounds, four assists and three steals.

Sophomore guard Tiffany Lapotsky reached double-figures for a third-consecutive game, as she netted 15 points on Saturday. Cresswell's 14 points came on 5 of 10 shooting from the floor (3 for 4 from 3-point range), and she also dished out a career-high three assists.

The Warriors shot 54 percent from the field as a team. Amesha Harden-Pullium (24 points) and Tracy Wiehe (23 points) led the offensive attack for Clarion.

ESU completes a weekend road doubleheader at Pitt-Johnstown on Sunday, with opening tip-off scheduled for 1 p.m.

Notes:

With her six 3-pointers on Saturday, Brown is up to 103 for her career. That total ranks seventh all-time in program history.

Sophomore forward Dominique Rayam scored a career-high five points to go along with four rebounds in 15 minutes off the bench.

Freshman guard Amanda Pike made her ESU debut late in the second quarter, and she hit her only field goal attempt with 55 seconds remaining in the half.